Re: Bug#280122: debian-installer: wrong keyboard with krnl2.6 + french + USB

[Fabrice LORRAIN <Fabrice.Lorrain@univ-mlv.fr>]

Frans Pop wrote:
> retitle 280122 Translations for mac/usb keyboards are confusing
> reassign 280122 console-data
> severity 280122 important
> tags 280122 l10n d-i
> thanks
>
> On Sunday 07 November 2004 13:22, Fabrice LORRAIN wrote:
>
> > Using
> > http://people.debian.org/~joeyh/d-i/images/2004-11-06/netboot/netboot.t
> > ar.gz on a Dell Optiplex Gx280 + Dell USB keyboard.
> >
> > Booting with linux26 + french language + France gives the Macintosh USB
> > keyboard menu, which is wrong.
> >
> > Booting with the 2.4 kernel or linux26 + english + UK + British English
> > doesn't show this problem.
>
>
> Hmmm. In fact you are being shown exactly the same list of keymaps.
> The confusion is caused by the translations, which imply that the keymaps 
> are for 'macintosh usb' keyboards. In fact the keymaps in the list are 
> suitable for _both_ 'macintosh' and 'usb' keyboards.

Thanks for answering.

> As you have an usb-keyboard, the list that is shown _is_ correct for you.

No it is not. There is more than just UI/localisation pb here. If you 
choose "Macintosh USB français" the keyboard layout is plain wrong = mac 
layout (wrong mapping of alt, altGr & a bunch of other keys).

@+,

	Fab